The Language Resource Centre at Newcastle University has a small team in place, which will be available from Mid-January for virtual school visits, synchronous and asynchronous to promote language learning, and inter-cultural activities in line with the Routes into Languages aims. Please contact Ashleigh via: routesne@newcastle.ac.uk
GCSE German 2hr Masterclass (Teesside 3rd Feb)
Linguacast Year 10 (Newcastle University)
Pupils will work with native speakers of their target language to write
and produce their own storyboards. They'll join us in the award winning
Open Access Centre of Newcastle University to use the latest on-line
resources and SANAKO language labs.
Other activities include a campus tour, Q&A sessions with student
ambassadors and a taster session in a new language.
Year 13 Masterclass & Taster
Language-learning in a university setting for A Level students. Skills development in French, German or Spanish (please specify which language you would like when registering) complemented by tasters in Arabic, Mandarin or Russian. With teachers and students from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Start: 1pm
Finish: 3pm
Year 11 Masterclass & Taster (Durham)
A chance for pupils to sample language-learning in a university setting. Lively and interactive GCSE-level sessions (in French, German or Spanish) and tasters in Arabic, Mandarin or Russian. With teachers and students from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Start: 1pm
Finish: 3pm
Year 9 Roadshow (by Northumbria University)
Students and staff from Northumbria University visit ‘hub’ schools to present their diverse and fun introduction to continued language learning. They aim to give Year 9 (pre-Options) linguists a motivational boost through the exciting range of Q&A sessions, language tasters, quizzes, and a take-home parent/pupil pack.
Taster sessions will be in Chinese and Italian.
Linguacast Year 10 (Newcastle University)
Pupils will work with native speakers of their target language to write
and produce their own storyboards. They'll join us in the award winning
Open Access Centre of Newcastle University to use the latest on-line
resources and SANAKO language labs.
Other activities include a campus tour, Q&A sessions with student
ambassadors and a taster session in a new language.
Japanese Taster Session (Sunderland University)
This is a practical session where you will learn some key phrases and have fun communicating with Japanese students and staff from the University.
Time: 14.00- 16.00
GCSE French Masterclass (Sunderland University)
This is a practical session where you will practise your listening and reading skills with French students and staff from the University.
Time: 14.00- 16.00
GCSE Spanish Masterclass (Sunderland University)
This is a practical session where you will practise your listening and reading skills with Spanish students and staff from the University.
Time 14.00- 16.00